High school students can get free tickets to see "The Imitation Game" this Friday thanks to a giveaway from the Weinstein Company and AMC Theatres.

The movie tells the story of British mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), who helped break the code used by the Nazis in World War II only to be later persecuted by his own country for being gay.

The screenings will feature a taped message from Oscar-winning "Imitation Game" screenwriter Graham Moore, whose acceptance speech was considered a moving highlight of the ceremony.

Said Moore onstage: "I would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different or she doesn't fit in anywhere. Yes, you do. I promise you do. You do. Stay weird. Stay different. And then when it's your turn and you are standing on this stage, please pass the same message to the next person who comes along."

Some 50,000 free tickets will be available. Those interested must present a student ID to participating AMC theaters. In metro Detroit, they includes the AMC Fairlane 21, AMC Forum, AMC Gratiot, AMC Great Lakes 25, AMC John R 15, AMC Livonia 20 and AMC Southfield 20.

This is the second recent effort to help students see an Oscar nominee for best picture. In January, Detroit was added to a campaign by African-American business leaders to give middle and high school students free tickets to "Selma," which chronicles Martin Luther King's role in leading the historic civil rights march that led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

For full information on locations and showtimes for "The Imitation Game" offer (good only on Friday, March 6), visit the AMC Theatres website.